Jakub vs Leighton
Jakub and Leightoncompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Jakub was ranked #404 and Leighton #278 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Jakub was ranked #330 and Leighton #307 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Jakub was ranked #372 and Leighton #309 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Jakub was ranked #573 and Leighton #539 among boys in England and Wales.
Jakub and Leighton over time
Jakub and Leighton appear together in 3 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Jakub held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Leighton in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Jakub reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Leighton in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Jakub and Leighton changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #573 and #539.
- Longest-running competitions
Jakub and Leighton were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #573 and #539.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Jakub #132 in 2013, Leighton #222 in 2015.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Jakub held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Leighton in 14.
Highest recorded here: Jakub #123 in 2009, Leighton #150 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jakub #573, Leighton #539.
Republic of Ireland · Boys21 shared years, 2004–2025
Jakub held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Leighton in 2.
Highest recorded here: Jakub #57 in 2009, Leighton #164 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jakub #372, Leighton #309.
Northern Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2006–2024
Jakub held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Leighton in 1.
Highest recorded here: Jakub #132 in 2013, Leighton #222 in 2015.
The order changed in 2024: Leighton moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #252 and #334; by 2024 that had become #404 and #278.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jakub #404, Leighton #278.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Jakub | Leighton |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #372 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #309 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 61/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jakub and Leighton both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Jakub
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #545 among boys in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2025
Highest recorded position: #57 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 2004–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #573 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Leighton
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #321 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #150 among boys in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls